Tonga stalwart Jason Taumalolo says he intends to play in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England despite the withdrawal of New Zealand and Australia – and he expects his team-mates to follow suit. Speaking at a North Queensland Cowboys press conference in Townsville on Tuesday, Taumalolo echoed the words of Tonga coach Kristian Woolf, the St Helens boss, […]

Kevin Sinfield will quit his role as Leeds Rhinos’ director of rugby after Sunday’s Betfred Super League game at home to Warrington. Sinfield, who is the most successful captain in the club’s history, announced on June 17 that he would leave the club at the end of the season, largely due to dissatisfaction with his job. He was then appointed […]

It was a family affair at Tuesday night’s AFLW draft as three top-ten draftees joined their siblings at the elite level. Gold Coast drafted Charlie Rowbottom, sister of Sydney’s James Rowbottom, and Tegan Levi, sister of Maddi, with picks one and six. Geelong used pick two to select the younger sister of Carlton’s Maddy Prespakis. No.1 pick: Charlie Rowbottom has […]

The Roosters are considering making an immediate play for Manly hitman Jorge Taufua to alleviate their injury crisis as NRL clubs welcome the return of the league’s loan system. The return of temporary club swaps emerged as Penrith revealed they will be without five stars for their crunch clash with the Storm on Saturday night. Nathan Cleary (shoulder), Brian To’o […]

Wallabies bolter Duncan Paia’aua said he was getting “ready to leave back to France” on Saturday before a call from Dave Rennie changed everything. Paia’aua was named as one of eight uncapped players to make the squad, as the Wallabies were granted an economic exemption to enter New Zealand so a Bledisloe Cup match at Eden Park on August 7 […]

Hull’s Andre Savelio and Huddersfield’s Josh Jones have both been banned following their dismissals for punching after last Thursday’s Super League game at the John Smith’s Stadium. Both forwards were dismissed by Chris Kendall following the final hooter after exchanging punches during a melee and charged with Grade C offences by the Rugby Football League’s match review panel. Savelio was given a […]

Daly Cherry-Evans says there is “a bit of a gap” between his Sea Eagles and the NRL’s top four sides, but holds out hope Manly will shift gears come finals time. The Manly and Queensland Maroons captain made the admission after the Tigers put 24 points on the Sea Eagles over the weekend. Although the men from the northern beaches […]

Having challenged Quade Cooper to prove he’s ready for a return to Test rugby, Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says the former Queensland Reds star has already shown he’s far from finished in an Australian jersey. Cooper, 33, was a shock inclusion in the Wallabies squad for next month’s Bledisloe Cup in New Zealand. With 70 Tests under his belt, flyhalf […]

One of the most flamboyant forwards in VFL-AFL history says Isaac Heeney deserves to win this year’s mark of the year but a man considered one of the sport’s most courageous insists Jack Riewoldt deserves the honour. In a season filled with spectacular marks, Warwick Capper says he has joked with Isaac Heeney that he is the “poor man’s Warwick […]

Cronulla Sharks have moved into the top eight after a 20-point win over Canterbury but it has come at the cost of their key playmaker with Shaun Johnson suffering a hamstring injury that could keep him out of much of his side’s march towards the finals. The Sharks will be sweating on the results of scans this week but the […]